Average scores of 15-year-old students in PISA on mathematics literacy scale, by selected percentiles, by country: 2009

Country

Percentile

5th

10th

25th

50th

75th

90th

95th

Score

s.e.

Score

s.e.

Score

s.e.

Score

s.e.

Score

s.e.

Score

s.e.

Score

s.e.

OECD average

343

0.9

376

0.7

433

0.6

497

0.6

560

0.6

613

0.7

643

0.8

OECD countries

Australia

357

3.3

393

2.8

451

2.5

516

2.5

580

3.1

634

3.9

665

5.0

Austria

338

6.6

370

4.4

425

3.5

497

3.6

566

3.5

620

3.5

650

3.5

Belgium

335

5.3

373

4.9

444

3.1

522

2.9

593

2.4

646

3.0

675

3.2

Canada

379

3.0

413

2.7

468

2.0

530

2.0

588

1.9

638

2.2

665

2.2

Chile

293

4.6

322

3.8

366

3.1

418

3.3

473

4.2

527

5.1

559

5.8

Czech Republic

342

5.6

374

4.3

428

3.5

490

3.3

557

3.8

615

4.3

649

4.6

Denmark

358

4.4

390

4.0

445

3.1

505

2.9

564

3.3

614

3.4

644

4.6

Estonia

378

6.0

409

3.5

458

3.7

513

2.9

567

2.7

616

3.6

643

3.6

Finland

399

4.4

431

3.7

487

3.0

544

2.7

599

2.5

644

2.6

669

3.6

France

321

5.8

361

6.3

429

4.8

502

3.9

570

3.7

622

3.9

652

5.4

Germany

347

5.0

380

4.7

443

4.4

517

3.5

585

3.1

638

3.5

666

3.7

Greece

319

7.3

352

5.9

406

4.4

467

4.1

527

3.6

580

4.1

613

4.4

Hungary

334

8.4

370

7.1

428

4.6

493

4.2

554

4.5

608

5.6

637

5.6

Iceland

352

4.1

388

3.4

447

2.0

509

1.7

569

2.0

623

2.8

652

3.3

Ireland

338

5.7

376

4.4

432

3.1

493

3.0

548

2.8

591

3.1

617

4.3

Israel

272

6.7

310

6.1

374

4.6

450

3.5

520

4.2

581

5.2

615

5.2

Italy

330

3.1

363

2.4

420

1.9

485

2.2

548

2.5

602

2.5

632

2.8

Japan

370

6.4

407

5.4

468

4.4

532

3.4

595

3.7

648

4.8

677

5.4

Korea, Republic of

397

8.4

430

6.8

486

5.3

549

4.3

609

4.3

659

4.6

689

6.5

Luxembourg

324

3.9

360

3.1

423

1.7

491

1.8

560

2.2

613

2.5

643

2.5

Mexico

289

3.2

318

2.6

366

2.2

419

1.9

472

2.1

520

2.8

547

3.3

Netherlands

378

5.6

406

5.6

460

6.8

529

6.0

593

4.4

640

4.4

665

3.9

New Zealand

355

4.9

392

4.4

454

2.8

523

2.9

589

3.1

642

3.9

671

3.4

Norway

354

4.1

386

3.6

441

3.2

499

2.9

557

2.9

608

3.4

636

4.0

Poland

348

5.2

380

3.8

434

3.3

495

3.0

557

3.2

609

4.1

638

4.6

Portugal

334

3.8

367

3.5

424

3.4

488

3.4

551

3.4

605

4.4

635

5.1

Slovak Republic

342

6.3

376

4.7

432

3.7

497

3.7

561

3.8

621

5.4

654

6.4

Slovenia

345

3.6

379

2.4

435

2.5

501

1.8

569

2.3

628

3.5

659

3.6

Spain

328

4.0

364

2.9

424

2.5

488

2.4

546

2.3

597

2.3

625

2.9

Sweden

339

4.4

374

4.2

432

3.1

496

3.5

560

3.3

613

3.9

643

4.1

Switzerland

363

4.8

401

3.6

468

4.2

539

3.6

604

3.9

658

4.1

689

4.8

Turkey

304

5.2

331

3.6

378

3.8

439

4.7

506

6.3

574

9.0

613

12.2

United Kingdom

348

3.4

380

3.1

434

3.0

493

2.9

552

3.2

606

3.9

635

3.2

United States

337

4.3

368

4.3

425

3.9

488

3.8

551

4.9

607

4.6

637

5.9

Non-OECD countries

Albania

226

7.0

261

5.0

317

5.2

380

4.1

438

4.8

493

5.7

526

6.5

Argentina

231

7.9

271

6.0

327

4.3

388

4.4

451

5.0

509

7.1

543

7.0

Azerbaijan

334

3.0

354

2.7

387

2.9

427

2.8

469

3.2

512

5.2

541

7.0

Brazil

261

3.0

287

2.7

331

2.3

381

2.6

435

3.3

493

4.7

531

5.9

Bulgaria

269

6.9

302

5.8

359

6.2

428

6.5

496

6.6

555

9.0

593

12.3

Chinese Taipei

366

5.0

405

3.8

471

3.6

547

4.2

618

4.6

675

5.4

709

6.6

Colombia

259

5.8

286

5.1

330

4.0

379

3.4

431

3.4

479

4.2

509

4.2

Croatia

315

4.8

347

4.1

399

3.5

460

3.6

521

3.8

574

5.4

606

5.6

Dubai-UAE

294

3.1

326

2.6

381

2.3

450

1.7

523

2.1

584

3.3

619

3.6

Hong Kong-China

390

5.1

428

4.9

492

3.5

559

3.0

622

3.1

673

3.9

703

4.7

Indonesia

260

4.9

284

4.6

324

3.7

369

3.8

416

4.6

462

6.4

493

8.6

Jordan

249

7.8

281

4.8

333

3.5

389

3.7

443

4.4

490

5.5

520

6.9

Kazakhstan

276

4.3

303

3.3

347

3.5

401

3.3

458

4.3

514

5.3

548

7.0

Kyrgyz Republic

204

4.9

231

3.9

278

3.2

328

3.0

382

3.8

436

5.3

473

7.0

Latvia

352

4.9

379

4.5

427

3.7

483

3.8

537

3.8

584

3.8

612

3.7

Liechtenstein

384

17.8

421

8.9

484

7.9

543

6.5

593

5.4

637

11.4

670

14.9

Lithuania

332

5.3

363

4.2

417

3.0

477

2.9

537

3.1

590

4.0

621

5.4

Macao-China

382

2.6

415

2.7

468

1.6

527

1.9

584

1.3

634

1.6

663

2.5

Montenegro, Republic of

263

4.0

295

4.4

346

2.8

403

2.3

458

2.2

509

2.7

543

3.9

Panama

235

8.2

261

7.0

306

5.6

355

5.5

408

6.8

466

8.6

503

8.8

Peru

222

4.5

252

4.0

303

3.7

363

4.2

424

5.2

480

6.3

516

9.0

Qatar

227

2.4

255

1.5

300

1.2

355

1.3

425

1.5

506

2.4

557

3.5

Romania

299

4.4

326

4.1

372

4.0

426

3.8

481

3.6

530

5.4

560

6.5

Russian Federation

329

5.1

360

4.5

411

4.2

467

3.5

524

3.8

576

5.3

609

7.2

Serbia, Republic of

295

4.8

327

4.3

380

3.7

441

3.5

504

3.2

560

4.3

592

5.3

Shanghai-China

421

7.1

462

5.0

531

4.0

608

3.4

674

3.2

726

4.2

757

4.6

Singapore

383

3.0

422

4.1

490

2.9

568

2.4

638

2.0

693

2.5

725

3.8

Thailand

295

4.5

321

4.2

365

3.5

415

3.2

469

3.7

522

5.4

554

6.8

Trinidad and Tobago

252

3.9

287

2.7

342

2.5

412

2.1

484

2.5

546

1.8

580

2.4

Tunisia

247

4.8

273

4.3

318

3.7

371

3.1

423

3.4

471

4.9

499

6.6

Uruguay

278

3.9

310

4.0

364

3.4

426

3.2

490

3.1

546

4.1

578

4.5

NOTE: This table shows the threshold (or cut point) score for the following: (a) 5th percentile – the bottom 5 percent of students; (b) 10th percentile – the bottom 10 percent of students; (c) 25th percentile – the bottom quarter of students; (d) 50th percentile – the median (half the students scored below the cut point and half scored above it); (e) 75th percentile – the top quarter of students; (f) 90th percentile – the top 10 percent of students; and (g) 95th percentile – the top 5 percent of students. The percentile ranges are specific to each country's distribution of scores and to each assessment administration, enabling users to compare scores at the cut points across countries and over time. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) average is the average of the national averages of the OECD member countries, with each country weighted equally. Because the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is principally an OECD study, the results for non-OECD countries are displayed separately from those of the OECD countries. Scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 1,000. Standard error is noted by s.e. In the country column, italics indicate non-national entities. UAE refers to United Arab Emirates.